Lesson Summary. The contingency approach to management is grounded in Fielder's contingency theory of leadership effectiveness. The theory argues that a manager's effectiveness is based upon the interplay of task, or relation, motivation and the circumstance.he contingency approach to management holds that management techniques should be dependent upon the circumstances. In this lesson, you will learn what the contingency approach to management is and the key elements of contingency management.
When the test results show that the patient has an elevated alkaline phosphatase, it means that either the liver is damaged or something is causing increased bone cell activity. ALP test does not tell which of the two (liver or bone) is causing increased ALP.
The alkaline phosphatase test (ALP) is used to help detect liver disease or bone disorders. In conditions affecting the liver, damaged liver cells release increased amounts of ALP into the blood. This test is often used to detect blocked bile ducts because ALP is especially high in the edges of cells that join to form bile ducts. If one or more of them are obstructed, for example by a tumor, then blood levels of ALP will often be high.